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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1961
Page
2
A homemaker guide highlights variety meats as affordable nutrient sources with a range of uses. It notes tenderness guides for lamb and veal kidneys and provides a recipe for Savory Kidneys using lamb or pork kidneys, including prep steps, ingredients, and cooking method for 4 to 6 servings.
Glenda Kendall became the bride of Jesse T Nelson in a February 25 ceremony in the Relief Society room of the Oxford Clifton ward church officiated by Bishop Thedford Roper. The couple will reside in Salt Lake City after a wedding reception at Riverside.
The Fine Arts Club held two gatherings at the homes of Valera Nash and Oneda Forsgren on Feb 29 and March 13. Mrs Nash hosted 19 members with Emily Evans Selma Johnson and Hazel Gambles as guests. Swiss slides by Helen Gambles featured interior homes and Swiss music. Oneta Forsgren hosted March 13 with a program directed by Donna Noyes assisted by Lorna Larsen and Connie Gae Keller. Noyes presented excerpts from Masters of Defeat by Cleone Skousen and the group discussed communist trends, followed by a dessert luncheon for 16 members and one guest with a St Patrick themed setting.
Mrs. Jean Tanner of Whitney hosted a Wednesday Social Arts club gathering. Guest speaker Mrs. Woodrow Winward presented a Ben Hur book review with pictures and music from the show. Refreshments fitting the Ben Hur era were served to guests Kathryn Oliverson Maude Spatig Edith Bell Lucy Tanner and club members JoAnn Hansen Ethel Parry Rena Davis Zoe Christensen Sarah Nelson Nancy Tingey Karla Cattani Geraldine Inglet Marlon Condta Bonnie Winward.
The Future Farmer banquet is set for Wednesday March 22 at 8 p.m. in the Oneida stake house. Emory Howard state FFA supervisor will speak and show Africa slides from an exchange program. Winners of next year's officer race will be announced, with training at the Caldwell convention March 30 to April 1.
Preston High School will host the district debate tournament on March 17 at Franklin Steakhouse with teams from Marsh Valley Po catello Blackfoot Snake River and Preston. Two divisions open and women's feature five rounds starting 8 20 a m with each school debating every other school. Top three teams from each division advance to the regional at Madison High Rexburg March 27 28.
The newspaper credits advertising from local firms for enabling reporting on neighbors and Franklin County activities, encouraging readers to support contributing businesses that sustain the publication.
Plans are complete for the Franklin Stake Gold and Green Ball on Saturday night March 25 at the Franklin stake house. Dancing begins at 9 with a floor show at 10. theme Young Ideas. Co chairs Deanna Wells and Morris Parry, with Clayton and Doreen Allen directing the floor show. Junior ball for Beehive girls and Scouts set for Friday March 24 at 8 with floor show at 9. parents invited.
Mrs. Edrus Larsen presented five piano students Sharlene Smith Vicky Klippert Marlene Klippert Jill Boden and Bracken Webb in a recital at her home on March 8 Twenty guests attended and light refreshments were served.
Webster C. Maughan announces a 35 million contingency fund from the 1961 agricultural appropriations act released to the Farmers Home Administration. The aim is to ensure qualified family type farmers can finance 1961 operations, with loans up to seven years at 5 percent. County offices in Preston provide further details.
Two transport drivers entering Canada stop for a meal in Saskatoon Saskatchewan. A waitress reveals the town name and one driver jokes they are in a mess because no one speaks English, highlighting the culture clash.
A doctor rushing to a farmhouse trips and falls in the doorway. An irascible man swears loudly, then the farmer jokes that doctors seem to follow the same oaths as laymen, noting the resemblance between professional and common vows.
In a rural church meeting townsfolk debate buying a chandelier while a sharp remark from a chorus of locals derides the idea. A retiring psychiatrist reflects on patient tales and asks softly who listens to the doctors in the same building.
Idaho Fish and Game confirms continued captive rearing research on sage grouse at Jerome game farm near its first anniversary. Duane B. Pyrah oversees incubation from wild eggs and hatchery-reared birds, plus comparisons with field data to improve management of dwindling sage grouse populations.
Sunday Mr and Mrs Albert Dickson and daughter Karrie of Roy visited Mr and Mrs Henry A Hatch. After dinner the Dicksons and Hatchs went to Montpelier to visit Mr and Mrs Milton Hatch and see their new baby daughter.
Idaho Fish and Game outlines a wildlife management plan to control beaver populations in remote mountain streams. The program uses aerial and ground counts, expanded trapping history, and moves surplus animals from conflict areas to back country to protect crops and ditches.
A proposal aims to prevent depletion of food and supplies by relocating beavers to suitable drainages not naturally populated. The plan considers watershed forests and downstream migration impacts, outlining transplant steps to protect resources.
The West Side High School speech department held a contest on the Constitution theme with six essays. Ronald Ward won after judges Mrs. Glen Gamble Mrs. Bill J Auger and Elmer Perry evaluated entrants Ethel Lee Jensen and Lucille Chase also competed Ronald Ward received an American Legion oratorical medal from Bill J Auger and a $5 check from Arvin Hansen. Ronald Ward later attended the district contest at Marsh Valley on March 8.
Ronald Bingham coaches Preston High School swimmers who show potential for next season after a tough final meet versus Logan. Sophomores Dwight Sleight Reggie Hyde. juniors Keith Davis Keith Gamble Maurice Nielson Robert Hawkes. seniors Dan Pack Larry Hodges earned letters this year, giving six lettermen to build on.
The article notes reader enjoyment depends on advertising from local business firms which fund the publication and keep neighbors informed. It appeals to readers to support the businesses that sustain the newspaper’s presence in the community.
Wednesday evening Mr Henry Hatch and Mrs Hatch visited Mrs Vanona Geddes at the Preston hospital. They also attended the genealogy conference meeting at seventh ward.
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